If words such as LOL, tidy, selfie and innit mean nothing to you then it might be time you brushed up on your modern slang, with a new poll from Spitfire Ale showing these new terms are catching up with old traditional British sayings. The premium ale brand asked people which slang words and terms – old and new- they use in everyday speech and while almost half still surveyed admit they still say things such as ‘cock-up’ and ‘get your knickers in a twist’, only one in ten at most use terms such as balderdash, cor-blimey, golly gosh, toff and spiffing.

A Shepherd Neame beer bottle dating back more than 100 years has been discovered by a teenager on a woodland walk.
16-year-old Malachi Swaine, from Herne Bay, was trekking in West Blean woods when he found the bottle, covered in moss next to a tree.

A Cheese and Wine night at the Walnut Tree pub in Aldington raised £500 for charity.
More than 70 people attended the event on Monday, June 23, organised by Karen Barrett, licensee at the historic Shepherd Neame pub.